Arthur Tu wrote:
>> On 2/27/2013 8:08 AM, Kevin Layer wrote:
>> > If I put this into .startxwinrc:
>> >
>> > mintty /usr/bin/bash.exe --login -i
>> >
>> > the resulting shell does not read .bash_profile. If I put
>> >
>> > mintty /usr/bin/bash.exe -i
>> >
>> > it doesn't read .bashrc.
>> >
>> >
>> > I've been beating my head against this wall for hours, over a few
>> > days. I've googled my ass off, but I can't find anyone that's having
>> > the same problem.
>> >
>> >
>> > My ultimate goal is to use ssh-agent/ssh-add to make life easier, but
>> > it requires my .bashrc to be sourced (.bash_profile merely sources
>> > .bashrc).
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>> ## .bash_profile
>> if [ -f "${HOME}/.bashrc" ] ; then
>> source "${HOME}/.bashrc"
>> fi
>>
>> What do you mean? Isn't this enough?
It is not. As I said, without --login, when .bashrc would be loaded
directly... it is *not*.
This should be pretty easy for someone to test. Does it work for
anyone else, as I've described?
I'm up to date on my installation as of today.
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